Skete of Saint Panteleimon
Skete of Saint Panteleimon is located in Mount Athos
Skete of Saint Panteleimon
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
OrderGreek Orthodox
Site
LocationMount Athos
Greece Greece
Coordinates40°15′11″N 24°15′32″E / 40.2531°N 24.2589°E / 40.2531; 24.2589
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The Skete of Saint Panteleimon or Skete of Agiou Panteleimonos, not to be confused with the monastery of the same name, some kilometres away, is a skete of the Koutloumousiou monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. The skete is one of only a handful of Idiorrhythmic monasteries in the world.

The Skete was founded in 1785 by the monk Charalampos near the town of Karies, and is a dependent of the Koutloumousiou monastery. Today the skete consists of 19 cells with 20 monks, a library with 40 manuscripts of more than 500 books, as well as a church housing 200 icons and saintly relics.[1]

References

  1. Skite of Agiou Panteleimonos at Holy Skites of Mount Athos.


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